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Colorado men's hoops eyeing strong finish

By Kyle Ringo Buffzone.com

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02/27/2013 12:01:00 AM MST

With four games remaining in the regular season, Colorado knows it's time to prove it belongs in the NCAA Tournament with a strong finish. The goal is to avoid going into the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas next month with a ton of pressure to win.

The Buffs (18-8, 8-6) get their first test Wednesday at Stanford (16-12, 7-8) at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. CU, now in sixth place in the conference, can still earn one of the top four seeds and a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament. Cal (18-9, 10-5), CU's opponent Saturday in Berkeley, holds the No. 4 spot.

It was at this point last season that the Buffs fell apart and put themselves in must-win-the-whole-tournament mode in order to get to March Madness. The Buffs played their best basketball of the season to capture the Pac-12 Tournament title and an NCAA berth.

Rockies are on pace to lose 93 games this seasonThe Rockies lost three of four in St. Louis and are on pace to lose 93 games as they come home for a three-game series with Seattle before going back on the road again to face Washington.